A week in Northumberland

Stay in Haltwhistle. Day 1: Featherstone Park, Blenkinsopp Castle and Roman Army Museum; day 2: Castra Vindolanda, Vindolanda Museum and Housesteads Roman Fort near Haltwhistle; day 3: Hadrian's Wall (World Heritage Site), Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre and Triermain Castle; day 4: Mr George's Museum of Time in Haltwhistle, Community Park and Featherstone Castle; day 5: Bellister Castle, Allolee Rigg and Maze; day 6: Haltwhistle Pool, Magnis Roman fort and Popping Stone; day 7: Bastles at Chesterwood, Mr George's Museum of Time near Bellingham and Bridge at Haydon Bridge.

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Day 1 · Northumberland

Featherstone Park 4.2 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
Blenkinsopp Castle Scheduled monument, 4.3 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 4 km from the last stop
Roman Army Museum 4.4 km from Haltwhistle 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Wallace Arms 4.2 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: Housesteads Museum 9.3 km from Haltwhistle

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Haltwhistle

train stations: Haltwhistle Rail Station, Railway station; 4 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Northumberland

Castra Vindolanda 6.7 km from Haltwhistle
Vindolanda Museum 6.9 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park Next door to the last stop
Housesteads Roman Fort near Haltwhistle 9.5 km from Haltwhistle 3 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Bowes Hotel 7.1 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre 5.3 km from Haltwhistle

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Haltwhistle

Day 3 · Northumberland

Hadrian's Wall (World Heritage Site) 9.5 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre 9.5 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park Next door to the last stop
Triermain Castle Scheduled monument, 12 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: House of Meg Cafe 7.8 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: Kielder Observatory 5.2 km from Haltwhistle

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Haltwhistle

Day 4 · Northumberland

Mr George's Museum of Time in Haltwhistle in Haltwhistle, just outside the park
Community Park in Haltwhistle, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
Featherstone Castle Grade I listed, 4.6 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Black Bull in Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: Haltwhistle Sports Centre & Swimming Pool in Haltwhistle, just outside the park

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Haltwhistle

Day 5 · Northumberland

Bellister Castle Grade I listed, 1.3 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park
Allolee Rigg 3.5 km from Haltwhistle 4 km from the last stop
Maze 4.3 km from Haltwhistle 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Jethro's in Haltwhistle, just outside the park
If it rains: Holtwistle Swimming & Leisure Centre in Haltwhistle, just outside the park

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Haltwhistle

Day 6 · Northumberland

Haltwhistle Pool in Haltwhistle, just outside the park
Magnis Roman fort 4.5 km from Haltwhistle 4 km from the last stop
Popping Stone 8.3 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Samson Inn 7.5 km from Haltwhistle, just outside the park

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Haltwhistle

Day 7 · Northumberland

Bastles at Chesterwood Scheduled monument, 18 km from Bellingham, just outside the park
Mr George's Museum of Time near Bellingham 19 km from Bellingham, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
Bridge at Haydon Bridge Scheduled monument, 19 km from Bellingham, just outside the park Next door to the last stop

Lunch: General Havelock 19 km from Bellingham, just outside the park

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Northumberland's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in Northumberland?

Haltwhistle. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Haltwhistle: train stations: Haltwhistle Rail Station, Railway station; 4 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Featherstone Park, Blenkinsopp Castle and Roman Army Museum: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full